PLC Training Center

Before you decide to built the same project please collect the information about (PLC, Modbus, PID, HMI, Wiring diagram)

So I'm not gonna explain that stuff because that is a concept of System Automation Process.

Abstract

There are many useful PLC kits in the market if you talk about the real one, But you can built it with Arduino board, so I will give you all the wiring diagram and software you need to build this.

There are 3 main control units: CU1 = (PLC), CU2 = (Modbus TCP/IP), CU3 = (PID), so this kit will be proper thing for student or amateur guys in the automation world. All three CU are separated so I'm use different software for each of theme:

CU1 = MikroPlan

CU2 = You can use any of the following Modscan, ModbusPoll, Factory IO

CU3 = Compact PID, just need flow the HMI and light indicator

Project Playlist "YouTube"

Demo Videos

All Videos:

YouTube Link

How I Built It?

You will see the image for all the process from the beginning:

First of all you must:

Follow the wiring diagram in schismatic part below.

And if you get confused in any part, you just check the play list I specially made for this project in English language.

And you can ask I will be appreciate to answer you questions

My accounts:

https://www.facebook.com/essoselectronic

https://www.youtube.com/c/essoselectronic

Hardware

Types of Arduino I'm use:

• Arduino UNO for ladder (Prefer to be the original one)
• Arduino MEGA and Ethernet shield (Prefer to be MEGA) "you can use UNO but may have some crashes in some time"
• For PID you can use any board you need

Vertical aluminum board

Composite board

Any CNC will be a good choice for a best results (swipe the images below)

Hole panel

That is a good idea for easy instillation the components on it

Terminals

I prefer to use terminals and then put a tag and numbers on it so the student can learn to flow the wiring

Solder, solder, solder

Please solder any thing that need soldering instead of using bread board for more robustness

PID back end example:

Look what I've done by mistake I solder the top potentiometer in reverse so that guy will work revers of the others

Installation

Just use the drill and screws with screw driver

For terminal use wiring bullets that's give your project a good look

be careful PLZ

Pull-up resistors

Don't forget to use 10k Ohm pull-up resistor for push buttons

Power supply

I use the PC power supply cause its reliable and have two differents DC voltages that's I need. +5VDC & +12VDC

Or

You can use only a 12 VDC power source and 5 volt regulator, No problem.

Put all things together

Diagnosis and troubleshooting

Try to test all projects part before you tight up

Put the Proper tags

According to the wiring diagram

Attach the mapping lists

For CU1 and CU2

Final results

CU1 software

I explained it in the YouTube playlist

The developer page:

Link

Other Arduino PLC software:

Link

CU2 software

I put this IP in the code : 192.168.1.8

port : 502

Modbus ID : 1

Change your PC IP to the : 192.168.1.9

The software I prefer Modscan because its wildly use and easy and you can try to use modbus-poll or if you have a curiosity about 3D simulation you can download the factory IO

Modbus Poll

ModScan32

FACTORY I/O